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Directions: There was a football tournament between three teams: P, Q, and R. Each team played two matches. The scoring and penalty system was as follows: (i) Each team earns two points for every goal scored against the opponent. (ii) A team earns one extra point if a goal is scored from outside the D area. (iii) A team loses one point for each goal it concedes (i.e., a goal scored by the opponent). (iv) Only three players from each team scored goals in the tournament. Match 1: P vs Q ● Q won the match and earned 5 points. ● Team P scored 3 goals against Q. ● No player from Team P scored a goal from outside the D area. Match 2: P vs R ● R lost the match and earned zero points against P. ● Team P scored 2 goals, and one of them was from outside the D area. Match 3: Q vs R ● Team R scored one more goal than Team Q in this match. ● One player from Team Q scored a goal from outside the D area. Q earned 7 points from this match.

If the third-ranked team received ₹72,000 as prize money and the ratio of prize money for the first, second, and third-ranked teams was 9 : 6 : 4, then which of the following is correct?

  1. Prize money of team Q is more than ₹1,50,000

  2. Difference between the prize money received by Team P and Team Q is equal to the prize money received by Team R

  3. None of these

  4. Both options (1) and (2)

  5. Cannot be determined

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